KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, PERCEPTION OF PATIENTS USING SMOKELESS TOBACCO TOWARDS ORAL CANCER RISK – A SURVEY

Abstract

Objectives: The objective of this study is to evaluate the knowledge of patients regarding the 
consequences of tobacco chewing on the oral health, to analyse the attitude of the patients for the 
health counselling given by the dentist and to analyse the perception of the patients in following the 
instructions and stopping tobacco usage.